Improvement in weather-strips



P. ENGLAND. Weather-Strip.

No. 210,309." Patented Nov. 26,1878.

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PAREN ENGLAND, OF LINCOLN, NEBRASKA.

IMPROVEMENT IN WEATHER-STRIPS.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 210,309, dated November 26, 1878 application filed October 31, 1878.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, PAREN ENGLAND, of Lincoln, in the county of Lancaster and State of Nebraska, have invented a new and Improved Gombined Sash-Lock and Weather- Strip; and I do hereby declare that the followi ng is a full, clear, and exact description of the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawing, forming part of this specification, in which-- Figure 1 is a front view of a window, with a part of the frame in section. Fig. 2 is a horizontal cross-section through the line 00 at, Fig. 1.

My invention relates to a combined sashlock and Weatherstrip, designed to both look the sash in any position, and at the same time to tightly close the joint between the sash and the framing, so as to prevent the entrance of cold air, dust, or snow.

The invention consists in an axially-moving rod extending the full length of the sash, which rod is arranged in a groove in the side of the said sash, and provided with a rightangular lever or handle, by which the rod may be turned to cause the same to bind with the window-frame to sustain the sash or look it down, and at the same time to tightly hold the sash against rattling and the entrance of cold air, dust, or snow.

In the drawing, A represents a windowframe, in which are arranged the two sashes, AA. In the edge of each' of these sashes, next to the window-frame, is formed a groove, in which is located a rod, B, extending the full length of each sash. This rod is made of either wood or iron, and has one side slightly flattened, which flattened side is, when the sash is free to move, next to the windowframe. Projecting at right angles from the rod is a lever or handle, 0, by which the rod 13 may be turned axially, so that its rounded side is made to bind like a cam throughout its entire length against the window-frame, which,

it will be seen, holds the sash supported in any desired position, or looks it down securely against the entrance of burglars. The lever O of each of both the upper and lower sash are arranged in recesses in the window-sash.

Forlocking the lower sash down with greater security a projection, D, may be arranged on the window-frame, under which the handle or lever may be left when the rod is turned; and for lockin g the upper sash more securely when up, a sliding bolt, E, may be arranged 011 the sash, which may be thrust into a recess in the frame.

By this arrangement it will be seen I have at the same time a simple and secure locking device for the sash, and an effective weatherstrip, the back thrust of the sash, from the binding of the rod, serving to effectually close the joint upon the opposite side, also, without a duplication of the devices.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new is-- 1. A combined sash-lock and weather-strip consisting of a binding-rod arranged to rotate in a groove in the edge of the windowsash, and extending the full length of the same, and provided with a suitable handle, substantially as described.

2. The combination of the rotating rod B, having a right-angular lever-handle, with the sash having a transverse recess to receive said handle and allow the free movement of the sash, substantially as described.

W. E. STEWART, W. Lonco. 

